Information about unemployment eligibility includes factors such as work history and reasons for losing a job or hours. Former military personnel are eligible to receive unemployment insurance as are legal non-citizens of the state. Other unemployment information, such as the amount and rate of benefits, varies on a case-by-case basis.
EDD office locations will provide all information about unemployment in California, including how to apply for unemployment benefits. The EDD will also discuss methods of distributing benefits as the process of unemployment insurance moves along. Residents may contact the unemployment office in California to report fraudulent claims, reopen a claim or change personal information.
Contact information about unemployment in California is available below:
How to File a New Report or Reopen a Claim
Online:
http://www.edd.ca.gov/
By Phone:
English: 1 (800) 300-5616
Spanish: 1 (800) 326-8937
Cantonese: 1 (800) 547-3506
Mandarin: 1 (866) 303-0706
Vietnamese: 1 (800) 547-2058
TTY for Non-Voice: 1 (800) 815-9387
Hours: 8 a.m. To 12 p.m., Monday through Friday (except state holidays)
By Mail:
Unemployment Insurance
Employment Development Department
P.O. Box 826880 – UIPCD, MIC 40
Sacramento, CA 94280-0001
In Person at America’s Jobs Center of California locations:
http://www.edd.ca.gov/Office_Locator/
